UPKO president to quit?
KOTA KINABALU: United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has been reported as considering to step down from his position in the party.According to The...
View ArticleFive unhygienic eateries ordered closed
Enforcement personnel issuing compound to an eatery during the operation.KOTA KINABALU: Five eateries in the state capital have been ordered to close for business for two weeks by the Health Department...
View ArticlePKR rep criticized for poking his nose in Putatan
KOTA KINABALU: Putatan member of parliament Datuk Dr Marcus Mojigoh says he will not stop telling the government the grouses and issues affecting the people, especially those in his...
View ArticleDaunting tasks ahead in next six years, Anifah tells Foreign Ministry staff
KOTA KINABALU: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman has reminded staff of the ministry, especially the 105 posted internationally, of their responsibilities and duties in the six years...
View ArticleLocal ladies lead way in floral arrangement design contest
Rosie and her design.KOTA KINABALU: The floral arrangement designs of two local women won them a cash prize and a certificate respectively yesterday in a contest organized by the Kota Kinabalu City...
View ArticlePhilanthropist to launch Baba Nyonya centre in Malacca
Yii shows a promotional booklet of the Baba Nyonya Culture and Arts Centre that is set to open in Malacca.KOTA KINABALU: Prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dato’ Yii Ching Siew, has established...
View ArticleBiker dies a day after colliding with car
KOTA KINABALU: A 26-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to injuries a day after colliding with a car on Saturday.The driver of the Honda City car coming from the Karamunsing direction was turning into...
View ArticlePutatan MP Mojigoh tells PKR’s Siambun to bark up his own tree
KOTA KINABALU: Putatan MP Datuk Dr Marcus Mojigoh says he will not stop telling the government the grouses and issues affecting the people, especially those in his constituency.Mojigoh said it is...
View ArticleWWF-Malaysia wants pledge against wildlife consumption
Nor Ain HassanKOTA KINABALU: World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) yesterday marked the inaugural World Wildlife Day with a street performance, urging the public to pledge against...
View ArticleK1M urged to play bigger role in bridging people–government gap
SANDAKAN: The 1Malaysia Community (K1M) has to play a bigger role to bridge the gap between the people and the government and to ensure success of government’s policies and programmes to develop the...
View ArticleMinimum wages hot debate among SMEs
KOTA KINABALU: The implementation of minimum wages has been debated extensively since 2011, particularly by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other industry players.About 40,884 or 6.1 per cent...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in road accident
SANDAKAN: A pedestrian died after he was hit by a car at the traffic lights off Leila Road here around 11pm on Saturday.District police chief ACP Rowell Marung yesterday said the car was heading to...
View ArticleNo record Rudy was DAP member – Junz
PENAMPANG: DAP Sabah organizing secretary Junz Wong has dismissed the statement made by SAPP Youth chief Edward Dagul that Rudy Mairi Sulaiman is a DAP member.“It is a baseless statement and a total...
View ArticleDompok to announce retirement tomorrow
KOTA KINABALU: United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok is expected to announce his retirement from politics on Wednesday.“He is expected to make the...
View ArticleOnly half of population use internet banking actively
KOTA KINABALU: Only 43 percent or 5.9 million people in Malaysia use internet banking actively for their monetary transactions.According to Bank Negara Malaysia’s Link and Regional Office director...
View ArticleYong files four suits against Junz, DAP
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee has filed four separate libel suits against Likas assemblyman Junz Wong Jun Han and Democratic Action Party (DAP) at the...
View ArticlePutatan MP erred on issues – PKR
KOTA KINABALU: PKR Sabah vice chief 1 Terrence Siambun applauded the recent outburst by UPKO vice president Datuk Marcus Mojigoh towards him over the treatment of flood victims in Sabah, but said the...
View ArticleMalaysia lacks research on climate change – Professor
KOTA KINABALU: While awareness on climate change has been progressing over the past couple of years, lack of research, which is needed to influence government policies, dims the light for a sustainable...
View ArticleDuo held over illegal money lending activities
KOTA KINABALU: Two local men aged between 23 and 27 were nabbed by Commercial Crime Investigation Department officers for carrying out illegal money lending activities at Sinsuran Complex here.The...
View ArticleFeedbacks, views needed to fine-tune minimum wage policy
KOTA KINABALU: Employers and industry players were yesterday urged to give their constructive feedback and views on the minimum wage to the secretary of the National Wages Consultative Council (NWCC)...
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